In response to several recent inquiries:No, Traveller's Rest Equine Elders Sanctuary does not buy horses. The horses in residence come from a variety of sources. Some had been abandoned at boarding stables, Some were left behind when farms were sold. Several came to the sanctuary as the result of law enforcement investigations into cruelty or neglect. Many were victims of starvation or lack of veterinary care. A few came to us when owners encountered catastrophic changes in their lives, putting the horses' futures at risk.